Parker Agelasto

Parker C. Agelasto was a member of the Richmond City Council for the 5th district from 2 January 2013 to 31 December 2020, succeeding Marty Jewell.

Biography
Parker Agelasto worked as a freelance curator before becoming executive director of the Capital Region Land Conservancy, and, in 2012, he was elected to the Richmond City Council. He represented the Fan, Byrd Park, Woodland Heights, and Swansboro, and he was one of the most outspoken members of the council on city policy, budgeting decisions, and economic development proposals. He cited crime reduction, blight reduction, and incoming investment as signs of progress in his district, but he decided not to run for re-election in 2018 in order to focus on his growing family.